Experience

Defense Acquisition University

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Professor of Systems Engineering

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Currently teach in the Advanced Production, Quality and Manufacturing course (PQM 301). This is a graduate level course focusing on Lean/Six Sigma/Theory of Contraints to plan for and implement advanced manufacturing and qualtiy best practices. Currently teach in the Advanced Production, Quality and Manufacturing course (PQM 301). This is a graduate level course focusing on Lean/Six Sigma/Theory of Contraints to plan for and implement advanced manufacturing and qualtiy best practices.



Engility formerly Dynamics Research Corporation

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jul 1996 - Sep 2012

  Retired Air Force Officer with over than 30 years of experience in managing DoD acquisition programs with a focus on manufacturing and quality assurance. I have held a wide-range of positions from Chief of the QA Division at Wright-Patterson AFB, to Program Manager on a DAU contract, to a Senior Manufacturing Engineer with the Missile Defense Agency. While on active duty I was a certified acquisition professional in Program Management, Production, Quality and Manufacturing and in Contract… Show more Retired Air Force Officer with over than 30 years of experience in managing DoD acquisition programs with a focus on manufacturing and quality assurance. I have held a wide-range of positions from Chief of the QA Division at Wright-Patterson AFB, to Program Manager on a DAU contract, to a Senior Manufacturing Engineer with the Missile Defense Agency. While on active duty I was a certified acquisition professional in Program Management, Production, Quality and Manufacturing and in Contract Management and taught for four years at the Defense Acquisition University on numerous subjects. My many skills and talents make me a sought after resource on many topics of interest to senior leadership. I am on the leading-edge of efforts to develop a Manufacturing Readiness Risk Model to assess technical and production risk early in the acquisition lifecycle. I am a very dynamic speaker and have addressed numerous conferences and seminars to thousands of people. I have written several noteworthy articles for professional journals and for the Defense Acquisition University and have just completed a rewrite of the Defense Manufacturing Guide for Program Managers. Show less Retired Air Force Officer with over than 30 years of experience in managing DoD acquisition programs with a focus on manufacturing and quality assurance. I have held a wide-range of positions from Chief of the QA Division at Wright-Patterson AFB, to Program Manager on a DAU contract, to a Senior Manufacturing Engineer with the Missile Defense Agency. While on active duty I was a certified acquisition professional in Program Management, Production, Quality and Manufacturing and in Contract… Show more Retired Air Force Officer with over than 30 years of experience in managing DoD acquisition programs with a focus on manufacturing and quality assurance. I have held a wide-range of positions from Chief of the QA Division at Wright-Patterson AFB, to Program Manager on a DAU contract, to a Senior Manufacturing Engineer with the Missile Defense Agency. While on active duty I was a certified acquisition professional in Program Management, Production, Quality and Manufacturing and in Contract Management and taught for four years at the Defense Acquisition University on numerous subjects. My many skills and talents make me a sought after resource on many topics of interest to senior leadership. I am on the leading-edge of efforts to develop a Manufacturing Readiness Risk Model to assess technical and production risk early in the acquisition lifecycle. I am a very dynamic speaker and have addressed numerous conferences and seminars to thousands of people. I have written several noteworthy articles for professional journals and for the Defense Acquisition University and have just completed a rewrite of the Defense Manufacturing Guide for Program Managers. Show less



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lt Col

  • 1975 - 1996

• Missile Combat Crew Commander/DoD Acquisition Professional

  • Jul 1976 - Jul 1980

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